Varaha Purana

यवाम्बुना च देवानां दद्यादर्घ्यं विधानवित् । सुगन्धधूपदीपांश्च दत्त्वा तेभ्यो यथाविधि । पितॄणामपसकव्येन सर्वमेवोपकल्पयेत् ।। १४.

He should offer arghya to the gods with barley-water, according to the rules; giving fragrant incense and lamps to them as prescribed, and prepare everything for the ancestors with apasavya.

अनुज्ञां च ततः प्राप्य दत्त्वा दर्भान् द्विधाकृतान् । मन्त्रपूर्वं पितॄणां तु कुर्यादावाहनं बुधः । तिलाम्बुना चापसव्यं दद्यादर्ध्यादिकं बुधः ।। १४.

Then, having received permission and given darbha grass split in two, the wise should perform the invocation of the ancestors with mantras; and offer arghya and so on to them with sesame-water and apasavya.

काले तत्रातिथिं प्राप्तमन्नकामं द्विजाध्वगम् । ब्राह्मणैरभ्यनुज्ञातः कामं तमपि पूजयेत् ।। १४.

At that time, if a guest arrives desiring food, a Brahmin traveler, having been permitted by the Brahmins, he may also honor him as he wishes.

योगिनो विविधै रूपैर्नराणामुपकारिणः । भ्रमन्ति पृथिवीमेतामविज्ञातस्वरूपिणः ।। १४.

Yogis, taking on various forms, wander this earth to benefit people, their true nature unknown.

तस्मादभ्यर्चयेत् प्राप्तं श्राद्धकालेऽतिथिं बुधः । श्राद्धक्रियाफलं हन्ति द्विजेन्द्रापूजितोऽतिथिः ।। १४.

Therefore, at the time of a śrāddha, a wise person should honor a guest who arrives; if the guest, foremost among twice-born, is not worshipped, he destroys the fruit of the śrāddha rite.

जुहुयाद् व्यञ्जनं क्षारैर्वर्ज्यमन्नं ततोऽनले । अनुज्ञातो द्बिजैस्तैस्तु त्रिः कृत्वा पुरुषर्षभ ।। १४.

One should offer seasoned food, free from salt and alkaline substances, into the fire; having been permitted by those Brāhmaṇas, O best of men, this is to be done three times.

अग्नये कव्यवाहनाय स्वाहेति प्रथमाहुतिः । सोमाय वै पितृमते दातव्या तदनन्तरम् ।। १४.

The first oblation is to be offered with 'Svāhā' to Agni, the carrier of offerings to the ancestors; immediately after, one should give to Soma, who is associated with the ancestors.

वैवस्वताय चैवान्या तृतीया दीयताहुतिः । हुतावशिष्टमल्पाल्पं विप्रपात्रेषु निर्वपेत् ।। १४.

The third oblation should be given to Vaivasvata; whatever little remains from the offerings should be placed in the vessels of the Brāhmaṇas.

ततोऽन्नं मृष्टमत्यर्थमभीष्टमभिसंस्कृतम् । दत्त्वा जुषध्वमिच्छातो वाच्यमेतदनिष्ठुरम् ।। १४.

Then, after giving well-cooked, highly desired, and properly prepared food, one should say, 'Please enjoy as you wish,' in a gentle and respectful manner.

भोक्तव्यं तैश्च तच्चित्तैर्मौनिभिः सुमुखैः सुखम् । अक्रुध्यता अत्वरता देयं तेनापि भक्तितः ।। १४.

Let them eat with focused minds, in silence, with pleasant faces and contentment; it should be given with devotion, without anger or haste.

रक्षोघ्नमन्त्रपठनं भूमेरास्तरणं तिलैः । कृत्वाऽध्येयाश्च पितरस्त एव द्विजसत्तमाः ।। १४.

After reciting mantras for protection from evil and spreading sesame seeds on the ground, those excellent Brāhmaṇas should recite the ancestral verses.

पिता पितामहश्चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः । मम तृप्तिं प्रयान्त्वद्य होमाप्यायितमूर्त्तयः ।। १४.

May my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, whose forms are nourished by the offerings, attain satisfaction today.

पितापितामहश्चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः । मम तृप्तिं प्रयान्त्वद्य विप्रदेहेषु संस्थिताः ।। १४.

May my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, who are present in the bodies of the Brāhmaṇas, attain satisfaction today.

पिता पितामहश्चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः । तृप्तिं प्रयान्तु पिण्डेषु मया दत्तेषु भूतले ।। १४.

May my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather attain satisfaction from the rice balls I have offered on the earth.

पिता पितामहश्चैव तथैव प्रपितामहः । तृप्तिं प्रयान्तु मे भक्त्या यन्मयैतदुदाहृतम् ।। १४.

May my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather be satisfied by what I have declared here with devotion.

मातामहस्तृप्तिमुपैतु तस्य तथा पिता तस्य पिता ततोऽन्यः । विश्वेऽथ देवाः परमां प्रयान्तु तृप्तिं प्रणश्यन्तु च यातुधानाः ।। १४.

May my maternal grandfather, his father, and his father's father attain satisfaction; may all the gods attain supreme contentment, and may the evil spirits be destroyed.

यज्ञेश्वरो हव्यसमस्तकव्य- भोक्ताऽव्ययात्मा हरिरीश्वरोऽत्र । तत्सन्निधानादपयान्तु सद्यो रक्षांस्यशेषाण्यसुराश्च सर्वे ।। १४.

Hari, the Lord of sacrifice, the imperishable soul, the enjoyer of all oblations to gods and ancestors, is present here; by his presence, may all demons and asuras instantly depart.

तृप्तेष्वेतेषु विप्रेषु किरेदन्नं महीतले । दद्यादाचमनार्थाय तेभ्यो वारि सकृत्सकृत् ।। १४.

When these Brāhmaṇas are satisfied, one should give them food remaining on the earth, and water for sipping, once or repeatedly.

सुतृप्तैस्तैरनुज्ञातः सर्वेणान्नेन भूतले । सलिलेन ततः पिण्डान् समागृह्य समाहितः ।। १४.

When they are fully satisfied and have given permission, one should, with concentration, gather the rice balls from the earth along with water.

पितृतीर्थेन सलिलं तथैव सलिलाञ्जलिम् । मातामहेभ्यस्तेनैव पिण्डांस्तीर्थेन निर्वपेत्। दक्षिणाग्रेषु दर्भेषु पुष्पधूपादिपूजिताम् ।। १४.

With water from the ancestral site, and likewise with a handful of water, one should offer rice balls to the maternal ancestors with that same sacred water, placing them on darbha grass to the south, adorned with flowers, incense, and the like.

स्वपित्रे प्रथमं पिण्डं दद्यादुच्छिष्टसन्निधौ । पितामहाय चैवान्यं तत्पित्रे च तथाऽपरम् ।। १४.

The first rice ball should be given to one's own father, in the presence of the remnants; another to the grandfather, and another likewise to the great-grandfather.

दर्भमूले लेपभुजः प्रीणयेल्लेपघर्षणात् । पिण्डे मातामहे तद्वद् गन्धमाल्यादिसंयुतैः ।। १४.

At the base of the darbha grass, one should anoint the arms with unguent, pleasing by the rubbing of the ointment; similarly, for the maternal ancestors, one should offer with fragrant substances, garlands, and the like.

पूजयित्वा द्विजाग्र्याणां दद्यादाचमनं बुधः । पैत्रेभ्यः प्रथमं भक्त्या तन्मनस्को द्विजेश्वर ।। १४.

Having worshipped the foremost of the twice-born, the wise should offer water for sipping, first with devotion to the paternal ancestors, with a focused mind, O best of the twice-born.

सुस्वधेत्याशिषा युक्तां दद्याच्छक्त्या च दक्षिणाम् । दत्त्वा च दक्षिणां तेभ्यो वाचयेद् वैश्वदेविकान् । प्रीयन्तामिति ये विश्वे देवास्तेन इतीरयेत् ।। १४.

With the blessing 'May it be well with you,' one should give a gift according to ability; and having given the gift to them, one should recite the Vaiśvadeva mantras: 'May all the Viśve Devas be pleased,' thus should it be declared.

तथेति चोक्ते तैर्विप्रैः प्रार्थनीयास्तथाशिषः । पश्चाद् विसर्जयेद् देवान् पूर्वं पैत्रान्महामते ।। १४.

When the Brahmins say, 'So be it,' one should request their blessings accordingly; afterwards, O wise one, one should dismiss the gods, and first the paternal ancestors.

मातामहानामप्येवं सह देवैः क्रमः स्मृतः । भोजने च स्वशक्त्या च दाने तद्वद् विसर्ज्जने । आपादशौचनात् पूर्वं कुर्यादेव द्विजन्मसु ।। १४.

In the same way, for the maternal grandfathers, together with the gods, this order is prescribed: in feeding, in giving according to one's ability, and in dismissal; before the ritual bath for purity, one should do this for the twice-born.

जानन्तं प्रथमं पित्र्यं तथा मातामहेषु च । विसर्जयेत् प्रीतिवचः संमान्याभ्यर्थितांस्ततः । निवर्त्तेताभ्यनुज्ञात आद्वारान्तमनुव्रजेत् ।। १४.

One should first dismiss the paternal ancestors, and likewise the maternal grandfathers, with words of affection; having honored and requested them, one should depart when permitted, following them to the doorway.

ततस्तु वैश्वदेवाख्यां कुर्यान्नित्यक्रियां ततः । भुञ्जीयाच्च समं पूज्य भृत्यबन्धुभिरात्मना ।। १४.

Then one should perform the daily rite called Vaiśvadeva, and afterwards eat together with those worthy of honor, attendants, relatives, and oneself.

एवं श्राद्धं बुधः कुर्यात् पित्र्यं मातामहं तथा । श्राद्धैराप्यायिता दद्युः सर्वान् कामान् पितामहाः ।। १४.

Thus should the wise perform the śrāddha for the paternal and maternal ancestors; nourished by śrāddha offerings, the grandfathers grant all desires.